... New China White Paper from MEDEX Global Group Offers Tips for Travel...BALTIMORE April 23 /- Infectious disease poor sanitary... This year China expects 150 million foreign tourists which is a 14... What You Should Know Before Traveling Abroad: Health and SecurityRis...

New China White Paper from MEDEX Global Group Offers Tips for Travelers

BALTIMORE, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Infectious disease, poor sanitary
conditions and substandard healthcare are among the serious medical
concerns found in China, according to a new white paper recently released
by MEDEX Global Group, a worldwide provider of international travel,
security and medical insurance.

"This year, China expects 150 million foreign tourists, which is a 14
percent increase over 2007," said Bruce Kirby, CEO of MEDEX Global Group.
"This paper is intended to prepare the rapidly growing number of travelers
for the unexpected by arming them with well-documented, critical health
information."

"What You Should Know Before Traveling Abroad: Health and Security
Risks in China" captures the results from a series of 300-point, onsite
evaluations of medical care and health facilities throughout China. To
compile the evaluation, MEDEX experts examined a variety of factors
including the country's quality of healthcare, blood supply and disease
risks. The full report is available for free download at
http://www.medexassist.com/travelguides.

Overall, on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the lowest rating, MEDEX gave
China a score of "4". Training for doctors and nurses may not be up to
international standards, and in rural areas of China, medical care is more
rudimentary than in urban areas. Hospitals may not have modern equipment or
even plumbing. In fact, only 28% of the population in rural China has
access to adequate sanitation facilities.

The MEDEX report offers a number of health and medical-related tips for
travelers:

-- In case of emergency in China, private clinics are recommended over

public hospitals. Public hospitals are overcrowded, patients will

likely wait hours and most often payment is expected in cash and prior

to admission. Foreign health insurance plans are not accepted.

-- Ambulances are not reliable in an emergency. Private transportation,

even in an emergency, is often the fastest alternative.

-- Blood supply in China is not safe. The AIDS virus is a significant

concern in China and there is a risk of exposure to unsafe blood and

blood products.

-- Six to eight weeks before leaving for China, visit a travel clinic to

receive necessary vaccinations, including: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B,

Typhoid, Japanese Encephalitis, Rabies and the flu vaccine.

Upon entering China, all visitors are required to complete a Health
Declaration Form to notify authorities of any existing health conditions.
Travelers with certain infectious diseases may not be permitted to enter
the country.

Additional details and rankings are included as part of MEDEX 360m
Global Medical Monitor reports, a medical information service created in
partnership with Harvard Medical International. It provides the most robust
and comprehensive online medical resource available on China as well as 236
other countries and territories.

ABOUT MEDEX Global Group

MEDEX Global Group has been assisting travelers with medical and
security emergencies for more than 30 years, providing international
travel, security and medical support for corporations, government and
humanitarian organizations, and leisure travelers. MEDEX services include
everything from pre-trip intelligence and contingency planning to real-time
medical case monitoring, complex emergency evacuations and virtually every
contingency in between. The MEDEX Emergency Response Center handles nearly
30,000 cases a year in over 200 countries. For more information, visit
http://www.medexassist.com.

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